coffee bean
noun
plural coffee beans
: the usually dried and roasted seed of a tropical plant (genus Coffea and especially C. arabica and C. canephora) from which coffee (see coffee sense 1a) is prepared
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And so the best coffee beans for cold brew are not necessarily the same ones that make the most interesting drip or pour-over or espresso.
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Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 30 Apr. 2025
There’s nothing too big about the coffee beans, and yet at the same time, there is.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 28 Apr. 2025
Start by grinding up your coffee beans with the 30 different grinding thickness options.
—Christopher Murray, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Haidar said her business sets itself apart from the big retailers by selling items made with specialty coffee beans and foods linked to her Lebanese roots.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
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Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 30 Apr. 2025
There’s nothing too big about the coffee beans, and yet at the same time, there is.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 28 Apr. 2025
Start by grinding up your coffee beans with the 30 different grinding thickness options.
—Christopher Murray, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Haidar said her business sets itself apart from the big retailers by selling items made with specialty coffee beans and foods linked to her Lebanese roots.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for coffee bean
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“Coffee bean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coffee%20bean. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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